Corteva names CEO for 'New Corteva' crop protection spinoff.
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Corteva names CEO for 'New Corteva' crop protection spinoff. Tuesday, April 14, 2026 05:14 PM EDT By Daniel Bradley, Indianapolis Business Journal INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis-based agricultural giant Corteva Inc. on Tuesday announced a chemical industry veteran will lead its new crop protection spinoff after the company splits into two businesses later this year. Luke Kissam, most recently CEO of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Albemarle Corp., will join Corteva on June 1 as CEO of its crop protection business. Later this year, he will become CEO of New Corteva after Corteva officially separates its pesticide and seed businesses into two independent, publicly traded companies. In October, Corteva's board of directors unanimously approved a plan to separate the current crop protection business into "New Corteva" and the other operations comprising its current seed business into "SpinCo." The separation is expected to be in place by the fourth quarter of this year, according to the company. "Over the past several months, we have conducted a comprehensive search and assessment of many strong candidates, and we appointed Luke because it is clear that he is the right leader to continue to strengthen New Corteva's position as a global market leader in the dynamic, competitive crop protection industry," Corteva Chair Greg Page said in a press release. "Luke's track record of...
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